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(43) Date of publication: 31.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/13 (21) Application number: 07841517.1 (22) Date of filing: 29.08.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01Q 1/38(2006.01) H01Q 3/44(2006.01) H01Q 19/24(2006.01) H01Q 3/01(2006.01) H01Q 19/28(2006.01) H01Q 3/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/077077 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/029096 (05.03.2009 Gazette 2009/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (71) Applicant: Agere Systems, Inc. Allentown, PA 18109 (US)	(72) Inventors: FRATTI, Roger, A. Mohnton, PA 19540 (US) GREWE, Anthony, J. Fogelsville, PA 18051 (US) (74) Representative: Williams, David John  Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London WC1N 2BF London WC1N 2BF (GB)